Methodical recommendations on carrying out Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Republic of Belarus
Environmental assessment in Belarus Environmental expertise Environmental impact assessment
Espo Convention in Belarus on February 8, 2006 And now: To join the Kyiv Protocol – the main aim of the Republic of Belarus today
SEA of National program of the development of tourism SEA of Conception of the sustainable development of the Republic of Belarus Two international projects at SEA:
The main requirements to the SEA report Methods and procedures of carrying out SEA Methodical recommendations Order of carrying out SEA Field of application Possibilities of including SEA into the process of planning The main requirements to the SEA report
Objects of SEA in the Republic of Belarus Forecasts Strategies Programs
The structure of the methodical recommendations general provisions; organization of carrying out of SEA; the order of carrying out the SEA; effectiveness of carrying out the SEA
General provisions Main definitions of the methodical recommendations
Organization of carrying out the SEA To create an informational data bank of experts on environment assessment (Institute of freelance experts)
Developer is responsible for carrying out the SEA Ministry of health is a coordinator Ministry of nature is a coordinator
Chapter 3 “The order of carrying out the SEA” Stages of developing the strategic document in the Republic of Belarus Steps of SEA
Stages of the development of strategic documents Decision-making Developing the concept Developing the project by the working group Consideration of the project and making a decision about sending the document for approval Coordination Revision Approval Stages of the development of strategic documents
The main steps of SEA Making a decision about carrying out the SEA Creation of an expert group Assessment of conception Assessment of the project Preparation of the report Passing the report to the developer The main steps of SEA
Forms of public participations Mechanism of public participation isn’t developed in the Republic of Belarus Only recommendations for public participations
Assessment of the project of the strategic document Assessment of the analytical part goal-setting in the field of the environment and the health Assessment of the correspondence of the aims of document to the legislation of the Republic of Belarus in this sphere Review of strategic documents in this sphere Impact assessment of the measures of document Assessment of measures about reduction the impacts
Assessment of the mechanisms of realization of strategic document: Applying of indicators
Assessment of SEA effectiveness : is conducted by the document’s developer
Conclusions: Conducting the SEA of the sectoral programs will allow to improve the process of planning and to avoid many shortcomings and defects in different sectors Introduction of the SEA tool at the early stages of planning and development of the documents will allow to make strategic documents more “ecological” The suggested methodical recommendations will facilitate the further capacity building in the sphere of environmental assessment in the Republic of Belarus with the aim to join to Kyiv Protocol on SEA
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